On August 6, a piece of news about soccer exploded in the soccer world: 39-year-old goalkeeper Sui Weijie officially moved to the Central League, and Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team welcomed new reinforcements. Sui Weijie not only quickly integrated into the team, but also started 13 games. In an interview on the "Football Channel", Sui Weijie opened up and shared the story behind "Drinking Water" and others.
In 2015, the fire of the Chinese Super League was lit, Chongqing team and Liaoning team narrowly met. Liaoning quickly broke through on a set piece attack, and Sui Weijie was busy rehydrating, not realizing that his goal had been captured in this way. After the game, the network set off a wave of abuse, some fans will be mineral water mailed to Sui Weijie, intended to irony. In the face of such "insults", Sui Weijie responded: "This is disrespectful to me."
After the incident of "drinking water brother", Sui Weijie was temporarily hidden by the club. But in the third game after the battle with Liaoning, he once again put on the battlefield, force to keep the goal not to lose, and even won the game's MVP. talking about this, Sui Weijie lamented: "I quickly came out."
When asked about the nickname "Shui", Sui Weijie said, "In China, water symbolizes good luck, and I think it's a good name."
Talking about the special position of goalkeeper, Sui Weijie believes, "The goalkeeper's position is really special, we are often plagued by mistakes, but no one can keep a shutout all the time, the key is to come out from the failure and stand in front of the goal again."
Now, at the age of 39, Sui Weijie is still active in the Central League. Talking about his future goals, he said, "When I was a kid, my dream was to play a game in the Chinese Super League, and after realizing my dream, I set new goals for myself. My idol Gianluigi Buffon is still shining on the field, and my goal is to break the record of the oldest goalkeeper in China."
